But after all, this is the custom of every place, and it is also a rule that has lasted for thousands of years.
If you don't send tribute to those things, it will cause them to cause chaos.
I exhaled and said, "Go around and don't leave this village."
There is a saying that out of sight is out of mind. I can't see this, so naturally I can only choose not to see it. At this moment, He Zhi suddenly said: "There is a coffin, and they want to put the coffin into the water? Li Yinyang, don't you experience that there is a water burial in it? If you help them, isn't it possible to complete it?"
As soon as He Zhi said this, I felt a chill in my heart and my eyes focused a lot.
Liu Huayan was also looking over there.
The carriage was also approaching the village along the main road.
Unknowingly, it was already dusk, and the Danyang was as beautiful as blood. Even though it was approaching sunset, it was not half dim.
Overlapping fire clouds covered the entire sky, and the surface of the hanging river glowed with orange-red light.
Sure enough, with all my concentration, I saw that there was indeed a coffin by the river!
As the distance got closer, I could see more clearly.
The coffin was placed on a bamboo raft without a lid.
The bamboo raft was piled with things, mostly flower balls and red clothes.
In the center of the circle of villagers, there were several long tables with large sacrifices of animals placed on them.
The villagers came to worship in front of the table in twos and threes.
At first I thought that there were so many people here to make offerings to the river god.
But when the coffin appeared, it was obviously not like that.
What He Pheasant said, maybe water burial can be completed here, really made me tempted.
But now I realized that the coffin had been placed, and it was obvious that they were about to lower it into the water.
Even if I intervene, it's impossible to complete the experience...
Now that we are almost at the entrance of the village, I simply take a look first and then ask them if there is anything else going on in the village.
If not, we will rush to the next village as we still have time.
Soon, we arrived outside the village entrance, which was only twenty or thirty meters away from the edge of the hanging river.
The "mourning hall" of Dashan Sheng is placed between the shore and the entrance of the village.
As soon as we stopped, several villagers came forward. They looked serious and nervous and asked us not to cross the road now. They were making offerings to the river god and not to block the way.
This made my heart skip a beat.
Or make an offering to the river god? Not for burial? !
He Pheasant and Liu Huayan were obviously stunned for a moment.
He Zhi was the first to speak. She frowned and said, "What kind of offering to the River God is this? Using a coffin?"
Among the three villagers who surrounded us, one of them led a man who was tall and thin, wearing a gray cloth with two patches on his shoulders.
He said matter-of-factly: "This is Mr. Bai's arrangement. The River God appoints a girl, a coffin, and a coffin. She is both an official and a wealthy person. If you give the virgin to the River God, our Maojia Village will become prosperous! Do you know what it means?" ?”
As the villager spoke, the two villagers next to him nodded like chickens pecking at rice.
My expression changed again.
River God points to women?
I immediately thought of Lady He from Miaojia Village and Lady Arrow Blade from Xuanhu Town!
These two extremely vicious female corpses died as sacrifices to the River God!
There are countless villages and towns on both sides of the Xuanhe River.
I don’t know how many times this bad habit happens in any village every year.
How could a good girl close her eyes when she was drowned and sent to the evil spirits underwater? !
Anger quickly grew in my heart, and I immediately said: "Absurd! The river god points the girl?! It's simply harmful!"
The moment I finished speaking, the face of the tall and thin villager changed drastically.
The other two villagers also stared at me angrily!
"Where are you from?! Are you causing trouble on purpose?" The tall and thin villager's eyes widened. It looked like he wanted to slap me on the face.
At this moment, a harsh and sharp suona sound suddenly came from the direction of the village.
The tall and thin villager immediately turned his head to look, and said in a much more urgent tone: "Don't make trouble, and disturb the important events of our village. You won't be able to leave by then!"
"Mr. Bai has brought the bride, please be careful!" The other two villagers spread their arms and stood directly on the roadside, blocking us from behind.
He Zhi's face suddenly turned cold, and her hand was already pressing on the ghost knife at her waist.
Liu Huayan also frowned, his face looking much uglier.
Since she met Liu Huayan, she has been as calm as Liu Tianniu most of the time. Even with so many things happening in Xuanhu Town, she rarely showed any obvious emotions on her face.
I also looked towards the inside of the village.
After the village archway is a spacious village road.
At this time, at the end of the village road, a small group of people happened to be walking towards the entrance of the village.
The leader was an old man. He was dressed in white cloth, with a straight back and several gourds hanging around his waist.
He was holding a suona, holding his hands flat in front of him, puffing out his cheeks and playing.
The harsh and sharp sound kept lingering on the village road.
He was blowing and shaking his head.
That look actually looked a bit crazy.
Behind him, there were eight people carrying a sedan.
This is really a send-off team!
And that person is probably Mr. Bai as the villagers call him.
Sitting in the sedan chair was the so-called River Goddess, the poor woman who was about to be thrown into the coffin!
The tall and thin villager bowed respectfully, clasped his hands in his fists, and his expression was extremely pious.
The same goes for the other two villagers.
I could see the villagers by the river out of the corner of my eye.
They all fell silent, stood with hands tied, and bowed slightly.
There was a soft "crack" sound, and it was He Pheasant who pulled out the small half of the Guillotine Ghost Sword.
At the same time, Liu Huayan raised her hand and pressed He Zhi's wrist directly. She moved her lips but made no sound.
I discerned that Liu Huayan's lips said to be patient and go downstream.
He Zhi's face was thoughtful.
My eyelids suddenly jumped wildly.
At this time, the three villagers next to us had turned around and glared at us.
There were even villagers by the river, walking towards us faintly.
He Fei's hands immediately left his waist and did not touch the ghost sword again, so they ignored us.
In about half a cup of tea, the team on the village road arrived at the entrance of the village.
From a close distance, you can clearly see that the sedan chair is sealed all around, with no gaps at all, and you don't know what kind of person is sitting inside.
The suona played by Mr. Bai has a strange tune. When you get closer, you will feel dizzy after listening too much.
And he glanced at us, but he didn't stop.
Soon, he led the escort team, passed us directly, and walked towards the river.
Not long after, he arrived in front of the coffin by the river.
When he stopped, the sedan stopped in front of the coffin.
The next moment, the sedan door was pushed open.
A slender and frail girl walked out of it.
